Plastic Bag Bans and Fees: How They're Working in Selected CitiesWednesday, April 1, 20152:00pm - 3:00pm EDTREGISTER NOW

Although plastic grocery bags make up just 15% of film
plastic discards in the United States and a small percentage of the overall
waste stream, they have become the target of a wide array of legislative and
management strategies nationwide. This webinar will examine two different and
increasingly popular legislative options for reducing the use of plastic bags
in communities – bans, and fees/taxes. Representatives of municipalities that
implement these strategies (Los Angeles, CA and Washington, DC) will discuss
the history, benefits and drawbacks to each of their models, the successes
they've achieved and/or challenges they've faced, and their advice to
municipalities that might be considering one of these strategies.

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